Washing machine



Nov. 13, 1928."

0. MAYCEN WASHING MACHINE Filed May 9, 1927 IN V EN TOR.

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UNITED STATES OTHMAR MAYCEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WASHING MACHINE.

Application filed May 9, 1927. Serial No. 189,252.

This invention relates to washing machines and it particularlv relates to a washing machine in which water is used for performing the cleaning process as well as for performing the mechanical work in support of. said cleaning process.

The object of the invention is to provide means for washing smooth surfaces, such as are ofiered by plates, dishes, pans, automobiles, etc., and to remove any grease, food particles or other waste from the same.

' It is another object of the invention to provide a washing machine for. cleaning dishes and the like articles by a machine which, while furnishing all the power necessary for accomplishing the desired purpose, is of such simple construction that it can be made at a reasonably low price so as to become available to households of moderate income. p

It is a further object of the invention to furnish automatic means of light weight to be held in the handto accomplish the cleaning of dishes in an easy and convenient manner so as to relieve the'housewife of much burdensome work and drudgery, especially by avoiding the constant dipping of her hands into the hot soiled water;

According to this invention the washing machine includes a water motor imparting rotary motion to a brush, or wiper or the water during the operation of the same,

With the foregoing and other obgects in view, which will be apparent from the fol-,

lowing description, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 represents a plan view of the machine inslightly' smaller sizethan it is made at present, parts of the shell, covering the movable parts of the machine, and parts of the adjoininghandle being removed .to give a top View of the said movable parts and a horizontal sectional View of those of the handle.

Fig; 2 is a topview of a lever attachedto the handle of the washing machine and oper- 'atively connected with a valve;

Fig. 3 is a full view of a bracket for mounting the rotary shaft;

Fig. 4 is the front elevation of the pointed end of the shell surrounding. the movable parts.

In the drawings 10 denotes a hollow shell or casing consisting of the cone-shaped front part 11 and the ball-shaped rear part 12.

The wall of the pointed cone 11, of the At the end of this shaft 15, extending:

beyond the bracket 17, a gearwheel 1 8 s secured to the shaft 15 by any means and held in place by'a collar 19, or the like.

At the front a brush or wiper 20, made of animal or vegetable fiber, or if necessary of metallic thread, for instance of short steel wire, is detachably secured with its holding plate 21 to the front end of the shaftlo. A gearwheel 22 of relatively smaller diameter than thatof thewheel 18, is rigidly secured to the basket shaped turbine wheel 23 inside at its center, both wheels forming one wh0le, which is loosely arranged on the bracket 17. The turbine wheel can be supported in its position in various ways; for instance its hub 25 can be extended downwardly to the Wall of the shell 10 so as to rest on the same during its rotation. A plate 24 with a central which passes through said-opening 26 leaving an annular interstice which serves as a passageway for water.

The lower right quarter section of the ball 12 is provided with an inwardly exopening 26 is provided below the turbine tending sleeve 27 provided with a, screw 3 thread so as to be closed by a threaded plug28, preferably made of. hard rubber, engaging the threadof the sleeve'27. 'A

passageway 29 is provided in said plug 28 to serve as an air vent admitting air into theinside of the shell 10. Following the direction of the curvature of the plate 24 and disposed tangentiall to the same, a short tubular neck 31 is attached to and communicates with the inside of the shell 10.

as the situation may require. Betweenthe ill) ,ing of fatigue,

side said channel 36 a springactuated gate valve 37 is arranged, which is operatively connected by the rod 38, movably arranged in the wall of the chamber 36, with the lever 39; this lever 39 has furthern'iore a round hole at its other end with which it is slipped over the free rear end of the tube 38. The lever39 conforms with its shape to that of the handle 34: so that it lays tightly to the same when the machine is held in the hand when used.

On the peripheral face 40 of the basket shaped turbine wheel. 23 a plurality of wings 41 are arranged in suitable distance from each other. These wings 41 are so shaped as to form with the outside wall 40 a kind ofp'ocket or shoe each of which is disposed in an angle of approximately 45 towards th'e'plane of thebottom of the basket shaped turbine wheel 23. The highest pointof the wings 4:1 lies under such conditions approximately in the middle of the height of the turbine wheel 23 and as thispoint offers the longest lever arm for the utilization of the waterpressure,l provide an aperture 42 in the chamber 32 so that the connecting line between th'e'highest point of the wings 4:1 and said aperture -i2forms a right angle with the aforesaid central axis of the wings.

In order to avoid any lateral spreading of the jet of water and to concentrarte its full powenupon the wings, I mount a nozzle 43 having an aperture 42 and conduct thereb-y the water as closely as possible to the wings to hit the same with the full force on the inside at thehighest point.

This relation broughtabout between the handle "and'the turbine wheel is important for various reasons; it allows on the one side the best mechanical recovery of the water power. and on the other side because it gives the handle a location in relation to the shell 10 which is the most convenient to the person us ng the machine in view of the anatomy of the hand, The machine can be comfortably held in the hand and can be easily'directed over the surface to be cleaned without causing the slightest feel- For using the machine for washing dishes or the like the rubber hose I35is connected to the faucet furnishing the hot and cold water; then I unscrew the plug '28 and insert through the opening of the sleeve 27 as many moderately sized pieces of hard soap as the space 44 between the.

shell. 10 and plate 24 will hold, then I turn on the hot water and-the wiper 20 starts to rotate, being at the same time flushed with the water leaving through the apertures '13. As soon as thewater runs, it fills also the space 44, dissolves the soap therein and the soap solution is then continuously mixed with the main part of the water flushing the wiper 20. As soonas the machine is held upon a dish, or the like, any grease, waste of food or the likedirt is easily remcved. if a hard crust of carbon, adher ing the pans, is to be removed, the wipe 20 may be detached if too soft and may be exchanged for another one of harder material; if more costly and sensitive articles, such as silver ware, fine china or the like are be cleaned, even the softest wiper 20 may.

be dispensed with and the soap water alone will be sufiieientto clean such-goods. The vent hole 29 in theplugyQS admits air into the space at and by agitating the water contributes materially to the dissolving of the soap in said space 44, for as soon as I close brings the machine to action when I take the handle into iniy han d because in doing so I press the lever 39 with thegate 37 attached. thereto downwardly and open the wayfor the water.

Finally I wish to say that a wire netting l5 may be inserted in the cone shaped part of the shell 10; owingito the centrifugal force with which the turbine wheel '23 throws out the water,'it leaves the apertures 13 with considerably more than the neces- 1 sary force and for that reason the wire net-.

water to the required degree.

The machine described above is the best example of my invention as I understand the invention at present and itisunde'rting 45 is inserted to reduce the force of the stood that many changes in the spaced relation between the shaft, the rotary mem bers and the means supplying the water may be arranged without sacrificing the advantages of or deviating from the spurt of the invention and any such change comes within the appended claims.

'VVhat I claim is:

1. In a washing machine the combination comprising a hollow shell having a pointed end, a rotary shaft projecting from said shell at its pointed end, gearing means sc cured to said shaft, a bracket to serve as a journal for said rotary shaft, gearing means engaging the gearing on said rotary shaft, water actuated means driving saidgearing means, a plate with an aperture dividing oil a compartment within "the shelL-an' entrance" into said compartment, means toiclose v sa-1d entrance, means to supply Water to the water actuated means, and a wiper detachably secured to the end of the shaft projecting from the shell. 7

2. In a washing machine the combination comprising a hollow shell having a pointed end, a rotary shaft projecting from said shell at its pointed end, gearing means secured to said shaft, a bracket adapted to serve as a journal for said rotary shaft, gearing means engaging the gearing on said rotary shaft, water actuated means driving said gearing means, a plate with an aperture dividing off a compartment Within the shell, an entrance into said compartment, means to close said entrance, an air vent in said clos-v ing means, means to supply water to the water actuated means, and a wiper detachably secured to the end of the shaft projecting from the shell.

3. In a washin machine the combination comprising a hollow shell having a pointed end, a rotary shaft projecting from said shell at its pointed end, gearing means secured to said shaft, a bracketadapted to serve as a journal for said rotary shaft, gearing means engaging the gearing on the rotary shaft, a turbine wheel driving said gearing means, a plate with an aperture dividing off a compartment, means to close said entrance, means to supply water to the turbine wheel, and a wiper detachably secured to the end of the shaft projecting from the shell.

4. In a washing machine the combination comprising a hollow shell having a pointed end, a rotary shaft projecting from said shell at its pointed end, gearing means securedto said shaft, a bracket adapted to serve as a journal for said rotary shaft, gearing means engaging the gearing on the rotary shaft, a turbine wheel driving the said gearing means, a plate with an aperture dividing off a compartment within the shell,

7 an entrance into said compartment, means to close said entrance, an air vent in said closing means, and a wiper detachably secured to the end of the shaft projecting from the "shell.

shell at its pointed end, gearing means secured to said shaft, a bracket adapted to" serve as a journal for said rotary shaft,

an entrance to said compartment, means to close said entrance, an air vent in said clos ing means, a wiper detachably secured to the end of the shaft projecting from the shell, and tubular means supplying water to the turbine wheel.

6. In a washing machine the combination comprisinga hollow shell having a pointed end, a rotary shaft projecting from said shell at its pointed end, gearing means secured to said shaft, a bracket adapted, to serve as a journal for said rotary shaft, gearing means engaging thegearing on the rotary shaft, a turbine wheel driving the said gearin means, a plate with an aperture dividing o a compartment within the shell, an entrance into said compartment, means to close said entrance, an air vent in said closing means,

a wiper detachably secured to the end of the shaft, projecting from the shell, a tubular handle, and a gate valve operatively opening and closing said handle on seizing and releasing, respectively, the same.

7. In awashingrmachine the combination comprising a hollow shell having a pointed end, a rotary shaft projecting from said shell at its pointed end, gearing means secured to said shaft, a bracket adapted to serve as a journal for said rotary shaft, gearing means engaging the gearing on the rotary shaft, a turbine wheel driving the said gearing means, a plate with an aperture dividing off a compartment within the shell, an entrance into said compartment, means to close said entrance, an air vent in said closing means, a wiper detachably secured to the end of the shaft projecting from the shell, and a tubular handle supplying water to the inside of the Win s of the said" turbine wheel in a. substantially right angle to said wing.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of May, 1927.

' OTHMAR MAYCEN. 

